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[QU!K]

There's an easy fix for the Juventus logo imo

Just add a crowned gold shield with the horse on it in the empty space inside of the J

 

[nomadicsole21]

3 at the back is a very Italian thing, Conte didnt make it popular, it just clicked for the team. Made sense because Ivanovic was basically a bag of sand for Chelsea.

The thing with City is our offense needs to bail out our defense first. When we concede first, teams are happy to sit back and roast marshmallows and sing kumbaya for 60 minutes.

When we are up and controlling the possesion and pace of the game thats when Peps style is brutal to the opposition and most effective.

Buying defenders are tricky because you dont know if they performed great under a certain system, league, teammates or manager. You put that into consideration with everything thats been going on with City's ever changing back line and you get the results we have been getting for years.

at people who said Pep took the easy way out to manage Man City at the beginning of the season.

 

[QU!K]

He did take the easy way out, Man City was the path of least resistance to an EPL title

United were Europa bound

Chelsea finished mid table

Liverpool had klopp

 

[Armada]

That Chelsea team finished mid table but they where in no way a weak squad though. They where only a year removed from winning the tittle themselves which is more recent then the last time city won it. It wasn't gonna take them long to get back and the title picture and this season proved that. Just need to revamp a few spots and get the locker room back together.

 

[nomadicsole21]

Staying at Bayern was the easier choice. The quality of players were there, the Bundesliga as competitive and physical as it is, isnt like the title race for the BPL.

He came into City trying to introduce a new philosophy with players he necessarily didnt trust. He came into a new team to rebuild, it wasnt like he inherited a championship team, we barely scraped together a 4th place finish last year.

 

[PRIME]

Yeah, Man City was the safest route

Pep went to city because they had the money. He can build whatever he wants.

I don't want to keep pulling the Conte card, but look at what he did, with less money being spent. Look at what Klopp is doing.

One could argue that Chelsea has a better team than City, I for one believe they do. But one could also Argue that City had the strongest and most complete team going into the season.

City definitely had a stronger team than Liverpool and Arsenal. But Liverpool has showed their strength in attack and discipline. And Arsenal are the cozy kings and ain't nothing keeping them from top 4

Chelsea fans thought Ivanovic and Terry were going to be around, But Conte gave other guys a shot and it worked. Alonso and Moses, b These guys weren't rated at all until Conte took them under his wing. Now you got Rumors of Barcelona wanting Moses.

Pep is spending so much time trying to bring stuff in, when he's not fully taking advantage of what he has. You got Gundam, Aguero, and the Ginger Messi, b... Ya'll should be dominating.

Every season, for as long as I've been seriously following the sport, Man City has been tipped to win in England. They're always predicted to top the league. You wouldn't be tipped to win it all unless you have a strong side.

Even with a shaky defense, your front line should be drowning teams. But we'll see what happens now that ya'll got Gabriel up front.

 

[zeroregret]

Staying at Bayern was the easier choice. The quality of players were there, the Bundesliga as competitive and physical as it is, isnt like the title race for the BPL.

He came into City trying to introduce a new philosophy with players he necessarily didnt trust. He came into a new team to rebuild, it wasnt like he inherited a championship team, we barely scraped together a 4th place finish last year.

They made it to the semis in CL last season and they are tipped to win the league almost every season.

 

[PRIME]

And ya'll got the luxurious one. How'd I forget that.

Your attack/midfield is STACKED fam.

Pep better get on auto trader and find some budget wing backs. He should be looking to bring in someone this month, and stop trying to raid Bayern and Barca, cause it ain't happening.. Alaba ain't coming to england.

 

[QU!K]

If Aguero and Fernandihno weren't idiots and Gundogan didn't get injured City could easily be in 1st or 2nd

Ricardo Rodriguez and Serge Aurier would both do wonders at Arsenal or City

 

[PRIME]

Staying at Bayern was the easier choice. The quality of players were there, the Bundesliga as competitive and physical as it is, isnt like the title race for the BPL.

He came into City trying to introduce a new philosophy with players he necessarily didnt trust. He came into a new team to rebuild, it wasnt like he inherited a championship team, we barely scraped together a 4th place finish last year.

Thats his problem.

You think Conte walked into Chelsea like "Oh yeah, I heard big things about this Victor Moses guy" ?

Pep needs to motivate and get these guys believing that they are worth something and can win. Its not all about slapping heads after an L.

I can almost guarantee you that if Conte or *dare I say* Wenger had this manchester city team, ya'll wouldn't have dropped out of top 4..

Conte inherited a 10th place team fam. 10th place

Yeah, they just won the season before... But ya'll won the season before that And had an even more stacked team coming into this season

 

[Armada]

Also to say Pep Has been refusing to adapt to the league hasn't been watching closely the different thing City has done this season. The man himself has said part of the reason he came to the EPL was to learn from the league and adapt to it and learn from it and he has shown that. He's changed the lineup more than any team this season and has tried several different formations to find what works with the players he has right now. So he has been trying to adapt its just not clicking yet it's his first season. The only thing he doesn't budge on is players by from the back which is fknecsuse that's not the problem. Chelsea, Spurs and especially Liverpool play from the back as well. The main issue right now is some of the players in the squad. The city squad has needed more revamping for the past couple than people think they see the names in he starting 11 and first couple subs and think that should be enough to win the title by when you look at the squad we've invested to much in CBs and missed on a couple buys. Didn't invest in an aging fullbacks rank and only got Sagna on a free who's on the wrong side of 30 himself. The attack is fine now but when it comes to Midfielders who are meant to connect play and or defend we have Yaya (pretty much past it) Fernandinho (age will be an issue soon) and Gundam wing(out for the season) after that it's Fernando and Delph....that's not good enough depth.

And just cause City are tipped to win the league every season by pundits and most fans doesn't make it a correct assessment of the actual squad. We wouldn't have won the title in 13/14 without Yaya's hercullian efforts so we barely had a squad that where clear cut title winners then imo.

 

[PRIME]

Ya'll don't have the deepest team, but look at you squad compared to Arsenal. Granted Wenger will probably be managing that team from the grave, you guys are deeper but somehow can't sustain as well as them. (This season)

I will give you Gundam though. Son being injured hurts you guys. Your fullbacks are just old af and your keeper is trash.

You gotta defeat shenron to stand a chance, b.

 

[jking0821]

City def need wing backs and defensive midfield depth.

They have looked good when they have direct play going forward. I think Sane has looked very promising in his limited playing time. His willingness to go at defenders and his direct play at times have really helped. I have tempered expectations for Gabby Jesus.

But injuries and suspensions have slowed City for sure.

I think it needs to be said too that Conte got Kante . I think he is still one of the most important players in the EPL. He allows so much more freedom for all of the attacking midfield. IE Hazard is free to roam more and it has really benefited the team.

 

[PRIME]

^Yeah, Kante is a gem. Dude made me appreciate and pay so much more attention to the defensive midfield role after watching him this last season and a half.Ya'll should have called first dibs

Vidal seems to not get any love at Barcelona. Ya'll can go in for him.

Go for Grimaldo or someone. Thats both sides right there.

Get Krychowiak from PSG, so we can cop Memphis before trying to get Alexis or Coutinho next summer. Thats your defensive midfielder

 

[jape]

bruh pogba's boots are cold af but they match the juve jersey so perfectly lmao

 

[QU!K]

If United bought Kante y'all would be CL bound

But you know you decided to spend 90m on Pogba instead

 

[SadBoi]

Whoever bought Kanye would've been CL bound.

 

[Black Lotus]

Whoever bought Kanye would've been CL bound.

 

[jape]

yeah kante would've been perfect under mou

 

[flyeed]

Dudes are all complaining about Pep, but even as an RM fan, I respect him for being an idealist. Football needs one. Instead of just pragmatists.

Dude is like Iverson, he wants to do it his way. Except better in that sense, since he actually is a champion and his way is proven along with being an aesthetic idealized version of football. People discredit him and his ways for not winning the CL with Bayern, instead of giving credit to the winners and recognizing how hard it is (and sometimes the slice of fortune you need) to win one. It's not like he was underachieving and went on to watch Leicester win it. It was Barca and RM, and an Atletico that served as the perfect foil to that style (even knocking out Barca) and nearly won.

People keep talking about how his tactics don't work in the EPL and he needs to adjust to England, as if those Bayern machines of his wouldn't have ran through the EPL, let alone his Barca team. I can agree that he needs to adjust his tactics to his squad, if his objective is to try to win trophies this year. But it's not. And it's apparent that his objective at the moment is to see who fits and needs to go, and to implement his DNA (no homo) into the team.

 

[Armada]

Ya'll don't have the deepest team, but look at you squad compared to Arsenal. Granted Wenger will probably be managing that team from the grave, you guys are deeper but somehow can't sustain as well as them. (This season)

I will give you Gundam though. Son being injured hurts you guys. Your fullbacks are just old af and your keeper is trash.

You gotta defeat shenron to stand a chance, b.

I would say our squad compared to arsenal is better and deeper going forward but I would argue Arsenal are a more balanced squad overall. City have been attack heavy for a few years now and if we aren't banging in goals we can be beaten easily especially right now with Kompany constantly being on the sideline as well.

I think Bravo needs to sit for a while he is playing bad now but we have seen his quality before with Barca and Chile I just think he needs to clear his head and get it together.

I have faith Pep and City will work on the problems in the summer window he wasn't gonna be able to build the squad to the caliber it needs and what he wants it to be in one window.

 

[Armada]

L.M.F.A.O​

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Don't know if I should feel bad for him or happy he won't be doing EPL games ​

 

[d3si]

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Interesting. I don't know they can be demoted

 

[LA Diggler]

Conte is everything they thought Pep was going to be. This just isn't Peps year, and it's a good humbling experience for him.

And It's not even about the strength of the league that's hurting him. Pep has dominated Spain and he champions league. It's about his unwillingness to adapt to English football and not try to have English football adapt to him. Real, Atletico, Athletic, and Sevilla are all good teams that he's dealt with. So United, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool are no different in terms of obstacles for him.

They're just completely different teams in a different league with a different mindset. You have to adapt first, then innovate.

The issue isn't with the top English teams you mentioned, it's with 6-20. Those are the teams that are most likely to employ hoof ball and "negative" tactics.

I think his style could work in the league but he needs top top players to implement it. Citeh isn't close to what his Bayern and Barca teams were, he'll continue to struggle unless he adapts or brings in the right players for his system. He's dealing with the same issues LVG did.

I think the strength of the league also has a part to play in it. The money in the league allows for 6-20 to be more competitive than other leagues.

 

[rolaholic]

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Interesting. I don't know they can be demoted

They should do it every week,give refs incentive not to constantly **** up